West Finland International Summer High School
Huittinen 7–13 July 2023
At the camp-style summer high school you can complete the national history module, but the perspective is broadened in cooperation with students from another continent. Together we can explore how the teaching of history and ideas about it differ between Morocco and Finland, and how this helps us understand possible futures.
Sign up by 18 June 2023!
International
summer high school in Huittinen
Welcome to study
at West Finland College!
All upper secondary students, as well as students about to move on to upper secondary education, are welcome to West Finland Summer High School.
The programme puts a strong emphasis on getting to know each other and on a great group spirit. You can make lifelong friendships both with students from all over Finland and with upper secondary students living in Tetouan on the Mediterranean coast. Through the exchange programme of the Summer High School Society (see Morocco Summer High School) a small group of Moroccan young people from the La Ruche des Sciences school takes part in the summer high school.
The course takes place at West Finland College, whose beautiful historic wooden manor house and welcoming college campus lie by the river in Huittinen, within easy reach of good transport connections (only 80 km from Tampere, 60 km from Pori and 85 km from Turku). You can travel to the camp-style summer high school even from far away and stay in a twin room.
History course
Teaching is largely in English and shared with the upper secondary school students from Morocco (36 lessons, including excursions and evening programme). While the Moroccan group gets to know the basics of Finnish and Finnish culture, the Finnish students focus on the contents of the HI6 module in Finnish (approx. 20 lessons). The summer high school therefore offers:
1) the national course credit HI6
2) a more applied approach to the subject and a glimpse into the themes of futures research
3) a unique international camp experience and fun together with new friends
HISTORY
On the edge of history (HI6 The Cultures of the World Meet, 2 credits)
The course focuses on interfaces: how Europe meets other continents in history, in the present moment and in the future. With a conversational and warm approach, together with enthusiastic Moroccan upper secondary students, we dismantle Eurocentrism, and examine both the history of colonialism and non-European views of history and of the future. At the same time we learn about a fascinating culture that is thousands of years old.
Other programme
Free time is spent together with outdoor and other games and a guided free-time programme. During the summer high school there is time for sport, sauna and swimming, and for spending the evening together around a fire or on picnic blankets. We make two excursions to nearby destinations.
The programme also includes a culture evening planned together, in which the Moroccan and Finnish participants present their own countries and cultures. There may be an atmospheric space, games, pictures, music, dances, food and treats. What would you tell others about your own Finland?
You can also spend your free time outdoors in the surrounding countryside, enjoying the river views from the riverside terrace or exploring the college's own library. Huittinen town centre, a few kilometres away, offers a wide range of services, such as shops, specialist stores, a bowling alley, sports fields and a good swimming pool.
Frequently asked questions:
Who is the summer high school for?
The summer high school is aimed at upper secondary level students, students moving on to upper secondary education and adult students.
How and when can you study at the summer high school?
The International Summer High School takes place from Friday 7 to Thursday 13 July 2023. You can apply by filling in the form below.
Can summer high school courses be credited at your own upper secondary school?
What does studying at the summer high school cost?
Agree on any crediting of modules towards your own upper secondary school certificate with the principal or study counsellor of your own school before the summer high school begins..
We are now offering Finnish students an exceptionally affordable participation price: 100 € / student. The price includes the meals in the timetable, the teaching and the excursions.
Studying without accommodation: 100 € / student (incl. teaching, teaching materials and travel related to the study visits 7–13 July 2023).
Accommodation is available at a separate price: single room 75€/week/person or twin room 40€/week/person.
See also the cancellation terms.
Accommodation, meals and other programme?
Ruokailu:
Intensiivisiä opiskelupäiviä rytmittävät maukkaat, koulun omassa keittiössä valmistetut ateriat. Huomioimme mahdolliset erityisruokavaliot. Täysihoidon valinneille hintaan sisältyy ruokailut (aamiainen, lounas ja päivällinen). Lähin kauppa ja ravintolapalvelut löytyvät vajaan 2 km päässä opistosta.
Majoittuminen:
Voit halutessasi majoittua yhdessä koulun pihapiirissä olevista neljästä siististä majoitusrakennuksesta.
Tarjolla on yhden ja kahden hengen huoneita. Majoittumaan voi saapua jo edellisenä päivänä (to 6.7.) Majoitustiloissa on hyvin varustellut keittiöt ja oleskelutilat. Täysihoidon valinneille majoitus sisältyy hintaan. HUOM! Opiskelija-asuntoloissamme ei ole ympärivuorokautista valvontaa.
Opiskelupäivien jälkeen voit virkistäytyä vaikka ulkoilemalla lähiluonnossa jokimaisemista nauttien tai tutustumalla opiston oman kirjaston tarjontaan. Voit myös lähteä vierailemaan muutaman kilometrin päässä sijaitsevaan Huittisten keskustaan, josta löytyy monipuolista palvelutarjontaa, kuten kauppoja, erikoisliikkeitä ja erityisen hyvä uimahalli.
Where is the summer high school located?
Länsi-Suomen opisto sijaitsee Satakunnassa Huittisten kaupungissa.
Länsi-Suomen opisto
Aino Voipion tie 30, 32700 Huittinen
Ilmoittaudu mukaan Länsi-Suomen kansainväliseen kesälukioon:
You can cancel your participation free of charge up to 18 June 2023. For cancellations made after that, we charge 50 % of the course fee. For cancellations made less than 7 days before the summer high school begins, we charge the full fee. In the case of illness, by sending us your medical certificate at opisto@lsopisto.fi, your payment obligation ends immediately. Please remember to give us your bank details for the refund. Please note that failing to pay for the summer high school or not turning up is not a cancellation. West Finland Summer High School has the right to cancel the summer high school if not enough participants register for it. In such a case, no participation fees will be charged.